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14 June, 21:33

Assets, costs, and current liabilities are proportional to sales. Long-term debt and equity are not. The company maintains a constant 35 percent dividend payout ratio. As with every other firm in its industry, next year's sales are projected to increase by exactly 18 percent. What is the external financing needed?

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  1. 14 June, 22:31
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    Missing information:

    Balance sheet

    Current assets $3,300 Current liabilities $2,200

    Fixed assets $10,200 Long-term debt $3,750

    Equity $7,550

    Total $13,500 Total $13,500

    Income statement

    Sales $6,600

    Costs $5,250

    Taxable income $1,350

    Taxes (34%) $459

    Net income $891

    Answer:

    $1,350.60

    Explanation:

    external financing needed = [ (assets / sales) x ($ Δ sales) ] - [ (current liabilities / sales) x ($ Δ sales) ] - [profit margin x forecasted sales x (1 - dividend payout ratio) ]

    EFN = [ ($13,500 / $6,600) x $1,188] - [ ($2,200 / $6,600) x $1,188] - [ (0.135 x $7,788 x (1 - 0.35) ]

    EFN = $2,430 - $396 - $683.40 = $1,350.60

    External financing refers to the amount of money that a business must either borrow or raise capital in order to keep operating as they have been doing so.
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